Perambulator.



1 PATENTBD, MAY 19, 1903.

GS 11. LEADBETTER. PERAMBULATOR.

APPLIOATION FILED OUT-21, 19-02.

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UNITED STATES Patented May 19, 1903.

GEORGE D. LEADBETTER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

PERAMBULATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 0. 728,253, dated May 19,1903. v ,Application filed October 21,1902. Serial No. 128,155. (Nomodel.)

be spaced from said handle-frame a slight all whom it may concern! Beitknown that LGEORGE D.LEADBETTER,

a citizen of the United States,- residing at De-' troit, in thecounty'ofWayneand State of Michigan, have invented certain new andusefulImprovements in Perambulators, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying-drawings.V I 1 The invention has particular reference to folding perambulators;and it consistsin the Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating theadjustingmechanism for the back frame.

The reference-letter A designates the bandle-frame of the perambulator,provided with a'forwardly-extending section B, which carries the frontwheels 0. Pivoted intermediate 0fitsends to the handle-frame is thecomplementary frame D. This .frame projects re'arwardly of the handleframe and carries the rear wheels E.

' Edesignates bearings in the form of apertured ears securedto thehandle-frame A and projecting forwardlytherefrom. Pivoted" within thesebearings istheseat G, carrying studs a, which engage the apertures inthe Hrepresents brackets,one upon each side of the seat in proximitytoits rear edge. Each bracket has aslot I formed. therein, extendingrearWardly-in'a substantially horizontal direction and then upwardly at.an angle thereto. I

J represents studscarrie'dupon the'zforw-ardj free ends of thecomplementary frame D, which engage the slots in the brackets. Thebrackets and the forward portion of the complementary frame are soarranged and proportioned that upon the folding of the seat the studs Jwill travel within the slots and the two frames will be drawn intoafolded position. When folded, the seat, being journaled in advance ofthe handle-frame, will distance, the space being sufiicient to receivethe cushion ordinarily carried on the seat. Means are thus provided forpermitting the .seat to be folded compactly against the handle-frame tooccupy a minimum'amount of space with thecushion thereon.

K' designates a rear frame or back which hasIa pivotal connection'at itslowerend with the handle-frame. The preferable connection.I -have shownas consisting ofa rod 0,

extending transversely of the handle-frame and passing through the lowerend portions of the back. A similar rod d is preferably secured to therear' side ofthe back frame and projects a slight distance beyond theopposite -sides thereof, forming studs or jour- 'nals (1. Racks L areprovided for the handleframe, one upon eachside thereof, with which thestuds or journals (1 are adapted to engageand permit of the back being,moved and locked into difiere'nt positions of adj ustment relative tothe handle-frame.

M represents the arm-rests of the peram- 'bulator, each pivoted totheback frame K,

being preferably connected to. the studs (1, v

and O is a folding foot-rest which has co'nof the seat, and the ends ofeach pair being pivoted respectively to the. arm-rest M and to thefoot-rest O. One or.moi'e of these'connecting members maybe secure'd'tothe seat G. The preferable construction isas shown,

wherein the members e of each pair are pivoted t0 the seat, as at f. 7

It will be-obvious from the construction of the perambulator that theseat uponjbeing folded into parallelism with the back frame not onlycauses the two complementary frames to be drawn together, but also movesthe arm-rests and the foot-,restintouplanes parallel with thehandle-section, the parallel connecting members described acting to turnthe foot-rest so that itwill assume a vertical position. It will befurther noticed that as the back frame is adjusted either rearwardly orforwardly relative to the handle-frame the foot-rest is correspondinglyadjusted, but in an opposite direction, so that it will be in a properinclined position relative to the back for the occupant when either inan upright or inclined position.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a perambulator, the combinationwith the wheeled handle-frame having forwardlyextending bearings, of theseat, supplemental bearings secured to the seat and pivoted at theirrear edges to the forwardly-extending bearings, said supplementalbearings having slots therein, and a complementary wheeled frame pivotedto the handle-frame and having studs for engagement with the slots inthe supplemental bearings.

2. In a perambulator, the combination with the wheeled handle-framehaving forwardlyextending bearings, of the seat, supplemental

